| During 2008-2010 (average), the very low birthweight rate in Manhattan was highest for black infants (3.0%), followed by Hispanics (1.4%), whites (1.1%) and Asians (0.6%). | | Black infants (3.0%) were 5 times as likely as Asian infants (0.6%) to be born very low birthweight during 2008-2010 (average). |
Healthy people 2020
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Very low birthweight: reduce to no more than 1.4% of live births.
Source
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National Center for Health Statistics, final natality data.
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Retrieved May 19, 2013, from www.marchofdimes.com/peristats.
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